Ladbrokes Tip: The best out of the Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes may target Sydney’s $1 million Percy Sykes Stakes the next month
The latest edition of the Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes ran on Saturday March 29, 2025 as part of Australian Cup Day at Flemington and saw Peter Gelagotis’ progressive Farnan filly Recuperato ($11) run over the top of her rivals late for an impressive 1.25 length win.
2025 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Results
The official Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Results 2025 & Finishing Order will be published below once the event takes place on Saturday March 29, 2025.
- 1st: #6 Recuperato
- 2nd: #7 Prestige Snitzel
- 3rd: #1 Befuddle
Well-bred Farnan filly Recuperato ($11) was excellent late when charging home in a strong finishing burst to run down the leaders and break her maiden status with a 1.25 length win in the 2025 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes results on Australian Cup Day.
2025 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Odds
The Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes 2025 betting odds will be available right here the week as soon as nominations are taken, so make sure you bookmark this page for the best prices on the fillies in the Group 3 sprint showdown this season.
| 6. Recuperato (4) J: Ben Melham 56kg 53T: Peter Gelagotis | ||
| 7. Prestige Snitzel (3) J: Jamie Mott 56kg 4T: David Brideoake & Matt Jenkins | ||
| 1. Befuddle (1) J: Jye McNeil 56kg 6x612T: John Sadler | ||
| 5. Enchanted By (8) J: Craig Williams 56kg 3x6T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott | ||
| 4. Nostra Bella (6) J: Carleen Hefel 56kg 790T: Karlene Tindale | ||
| 3. Eeteedee (9) J: Declan Bates 56kg 17T: Glen Thompson | ||
| 9. Lange Nelle (2) J: Beau Mertens 56kg T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr | ||
| 2. Eden Rose (7) J: Daniel Stackhouse 56kg x4554T: Jason Warren | ||
| 8. Desert Falcon (5) J: Jett Stanley 56kg T: Brent Stanley |
The Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes is a popular Group 3 sprint for two-year-old fillies held in late March during the annual Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival.
Contested over 1200m at Flemington Racecourse, the event is the key support act on the Australian Cup Day card.
The set weights plus penalties race offers $200,000 in stakes and ran for the first time in 1971.
The race was originally known as the Bloodhorse Breeders Plate and ran over 1400m up until 1996 when the distance was reduced to 1200m.
It also held Group 2 status from 1980 – 1998 before dropping back to Group 3 grade in 1999.
Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Race Info
- Date: Saturday March 29, 2025
- Track: Flemington Racecourse
- Distance: 1200m
- Conditions: 2YO Fillies – Set Weights plus Penalties
- Status: Group 3
- Prize Money: $200,000
- First Run: 1971
Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Betting
Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes odds are usually dominated by promising two-year-old fillies that may have had lead-up runs in events like the Group 2 Magic Night Stakes in Sydney.
Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes betting markets open the week of the race following nominations.
Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Field
The Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes race field attracts a host of good fillies with form over 1000m or further with many coming out of similar grade races in Melbourne and Sydney.
The best fillies out of the Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes field may opt to step up in grade for tougher grade autumn races including Sydney’s Group 2 $1 million Percy Sykes Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Day 2 of April’s ‘The Championships’.
Shoals (2017) was the last filly to complete the Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes – Percy Sykes Stakes double.
Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes nominations close the Monday of race week with the final field and barrier draw released on the Wednesday.
2025 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Field
The Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes field 2025 and barriers will be released below on the Wednesday of race week so bookmark this page to see the official line-up for the Group 3 showdown.
The 2025 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes final field features a promising line-up of two-year-old fillies led in betting by the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott trained Written By filly Enchanted By looking to break her maiden status at her third start.
| Entrant | Last 6 | Sex | Barrier | Weight | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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1. Befuddle
J: Jye McNeil
T: John Sadler |
6x612 | F | 1 | 56kg | |
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2. Eden Rose
J: Daniel Stackhouse
T: Jason Warren |
4x4554 | F | 7 | 56kg | |
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3. Eeteedee
J: Declan Bates
T: Glen Thompson |
17 | F | 9 | 56kg | |
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4. Nostra Bella
J: Carleen Hefel
T: Karlene Tindale |
790 | F | 6 | 56kg | |
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5. Enchanted By
J: Craig Williams
T: Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott |
3x6 | F | 8 | 56kg | |
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6. Recuperato
J: Ben Melham
T: Peter Gelagotis |
53 | F | 4 | 56kg | |
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7. Prestige Snitzel
J: Jamie Mott
T: David Brideoake & Matt Jenkins |
4 | F | 3 | 56kg | |
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8. Desert Falcon
J: Jett Stanley
T: Brent Stanley |
F | 5 | 56kg | ||
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9. Lange Nelle
J: Beau Mertens
T: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr |
F | 2 | 56kg |
2025 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Nominations
The official Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes 2025 nominations are announced by Racing Victoria Racing on the Monday of race week and will be published in full below.
Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Tips
Fillies that ran top three in their lead-up races, proven Group performers, past winners over at least 1000m and non-maidens make the best Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes betting tips.
Experience down the famous ‘Straight Six’ Flemington course is also key and any two-year-olds already tested down the straight make a good tip in the Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes.
2025 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Tips
Our Ladbrokes’ exclusive Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes 2025 betting tips will be detailed right here a day or so out from the event so stay tuned for theThoroughbred Breeders Stakes best bets.
- To Win: #1 Befuddle ($5.50 at time of publish) – BET NOW
Two-year-old events are always a tough ask for the punters but going for a filly that already has a win on the board. BEFUDDLE (1) has her fifth start here. The John Saddler trained youngster is stakes performed, won at Moonee Valley two back over six furlongs with 55kg and was solid enough last time out when runner-up only a half-length beaten at big odds in the lucrative $1 million VOBIS Showdown at Caulfield. Gets another go at the straight after finishing sixth to Tentyris here fresh in the Listed Talindert (1100m) at 80/1 in mid-February. Has improved since and that form was franked with the winner finishing second in the Group 1 Blue Diamond before a Group 2 Todman win. Happy to follow those form lines with this filly in a winnable Group 3 on Australia Cup Day.
Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Form Guide
The Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes form guide provides punters with all of the must know race information including the trainers, jockeys, barriers and lead-up runs of the young female gallopers in the field.
The Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes form has gone on to stack-up in bigger and better races a number of times over the years.
Shoals won the 2017 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes before winning a host of subsequent events including the then Myer Classic that spring as well as the 2018 Surround Stakes and Robert Sangster.
In 2019 Flit ran a dead heat for first in the Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes before a win in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield that October.
The Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes form was franked in 2022 when the winner Ruthless Dame went on to run second in the following autumn’s Group 1 Surround Stakes (1400m) before a 2023 Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes victory in Adelaide.
2025 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Form Guide
A link to our comprehensive Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes 2025 Form Guide will be provided for punters below the week of the race.
Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Results
Notable Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes winners include Denise’s Joy (1975), Zeya (1996), Shaaheq (2010), Shoals (2017), Flit (2019), and Ruthless Dame (2022).
The 2019 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes results saw a dead heat for first between Ready Set Sail and Flit.
Recent Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes Winners
Past Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes winners and placegetters dating back to the year 2000 are detailed in the below table.
| Year | Winner | Second | Third |
| 2025 | Recuperato | Prestige Snitzel | Befuddle |
| 2024 | Tobeornottobe | Ameena | Yes Lulu |
| 2023 | Bossy Nic | Lovazou | Treasurway |
| 2022 | Ruthless Dame | Nanagui | Mumbai Jewel |
| 2021 | La Rocque | Flying Evelyn | Her Empire |
| 2020 | Minhaaj | Muntaseera | Succeed Indeed |
| 2019 | Ready Set Sail Flit (dead heat) |
– | Talented |
| 2018 | Khulaasa | Krone | Cristal Eyes |
| 2017 | Shoals | Garrard | Ploverset |
| 2016 | Thyme For Roses | Emphatically | Soviet Secret |
| 2015 | Pasadena Girl | Air Apparent | Pursuits |
| 2014 | Clifton Red | Ygritte | Thalia |
| 2013 | Montsegur | Bulbula | Diva Dee |
| 2012 | Snitzerland | Extreme Impact | Coins |
| 2011 | Triple Asset | Metonymy | Altar |
| 2010 | Shaaheq | Sublime Girl | Marvellous Miss |
| 2009 | My Emotion | So Anyway | Husskila |
| 2008 | Oval Affair | Siennas Fury | Starfish |
| 2007 | Rose Ceremony | Chinamora | Smile Of Desire |
| 2006 | Nediym’s Glow | Satin Robes | Anamato |
| 2005 | Leveller | Jadescent | Cayambe |
| 2004 | One World | Sharp Aunty | Golden Pedigree |
| 2003 | Living Spirit | Frasassas | Divine Secret |
| 2002 | Dama Da Noche | Dubai Ice | Centella |
| 2001 | Balbina | How About That | Damaschino |
| 2000 | Crowned Glory | Sweet City Sioux | Spectroscope |
FAQ
Who won the 2025 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes?
The 2025 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes was won by two-year-old Farnan filly Recuperato at $11 for trainer Peter Gelagotis with jockey Ben Melham aboard from barrier 4 on 56kg for a 1.25 length win in a time of 1:11.09.
When is the Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes 2025?
Saturday March 29, 2025What is the prize money for the Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes 2025?
$200,000
Where is the Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes 2025?
Flemington Racecourse, 448 Epsom Rd, Flemington VIC 3031.
How do I bet on the 2025 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes?
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Which horse will win the 2025 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes?
The best way to pick which horse will win the Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes is to take into account the form, assess the barriers, and consider the weight the horse will carry (among other factors). Check out ladbrokes.com.au in the lead up to the race for full form information.